TipStuff vs GroupCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TipStuff
This app helps working parents organize family life by synchronizing calendars, managing tasks, and sharing household information. It offers features for meal planning and shopping lists, accessible across devices. The app prioritizes user data privacy.
- Shared family calendar
- Task and errand lists
- Household information sharing
- Weekly menu planning
- Exportable shopping lists
- Cross-device accessibility
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Reconciling your life as a parent and your work is a real challenge every day! That's why we created TipStuff, the app that helps working parents meet the challenge. All the functions you need to organize your family life together are gathered here and will save you time: - Quickly plan family activities, thanks to the common calendar synchronized with everyone's agendas; - Share with your spouse the list of errands or tasks to do this week; - Share all the practical information of the household: babysitter's phone number, children's clothing sizes, etc. - Compose your menus for the week, and export them to your shopping lists. And all this is accessible from anywhere via your smartphone, tablet or PC. Download and test TipStuff - the app that helps you connect the whole family and synchronize brains! From the very beginning, TipStuff has put your private data at the centre of its concerns (at the same time, we're a family like yours, so it's our data we're talking about too). As a result, unlike some of our "free" competitors, we will never sell your data. Never is never. That means never selling files to merchants, never advertising, never linking to companies like Facebook or Google. Now that "never" comes at a price that is entirely funded by premium recharges. The premium allows us to pay the developers who make the application, the machines that make it work, the storage space to put all your data, the support when you have a problem, etc. That being said, we are aware that some families have a moderate use of TipStuff. That's why we've introduced a free version that does come with some limitations: - Advanced features not available (stickers, multiple alarms, week view, PDF export, global search, etc.) - 100 events per year (on account anniversary date) - 100 tasks per year (on account anniversary) - 3 authenticated accesses maximum - 5 contacts maximum - 2 weeks of calendar synchronization Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
GroupCal
Easily create and share calendars for families, teams, or any community. Invite members via phone number or link and receive real-time updates on events. Integrates with existing calendars for a unified view.
- Create multiple shared calendars
- Invite via phone number or link
- Real-time event updates and notifications
- Integrates with existing calendars
- Public calendars for businesses and communities
- Color-coded calendars and customization
- Event attendance tracking
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GroupCal is the most powerful platform for individuals and businesses, to share calendars with groups, families, customers, followers and any community. Inviting members to a shared calendar is quick and easy. Simply send a link to members, or invite them using their phone numbers from your contact list. They will be able to instantly view the calendar on any device. Members of shared calendars get real time updates when events are added or updated. GroupCal is free, easy to use, and available on any mobile device. ==== GroupCal - Main Features ==== SHARED CALENDARS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES People use GroupCal to create shared calendars such as: • Family calendar for parents and children • Calendar for businesses with all activities and events • Calendar for teams to share meetings, projects and schedule • Calendar for students, teachers and classes • Calendar for a group of friends • Calendar for a group with a common interest • Public calendar for universities, clubs, bands and brands - anyone can search and join it CREATE MULTIPLE SHARED CALENDARS EASILY Create multiple shared calendars for different topics and groups. Each calendar is used for its own topic and with its own members. INVITE USING PHONE NUMBERS. NO NEED FOR EMAIL ADDRESS Invite members using their phone numbers, right from your contact list, or by sending a link via Email, Messenger, WhatsApp, or SMS. No need to have email addresses of the members. ALL YOUR CALENDARS IN ONE PLACE Your Existing Calendars are also in GroupCal. Your private schedule from Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook is presented in GroupCal, side by side to the shared calendar you create or join using GroupCal. You get a unified view of all your calendars on one screen and in one place. BUSINESSES - CREATE PUBLIC CALENDARS Set calendars as “public” to have them visible to anyone around the world. Public calendars are searchable by GroupCal users. REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS Members of shared calendars get real time updates and notifications when they are added to the calendar, and when events are added or updated. JOINING SHARED CALENDARS IS SO EASY Either click on a link a member sent to you, or join an existing public calendar on GroupCal by using the search option: discover your University's schedule, Yoga class schedule, your favorite band’s concerts and more. COLOR CODED CALENDARS AND SPECIAL CUSTOMIZATION Select a color and a photo for each calendar to easily distinguish between calendars and their events. KNOW HOW’S ATTENDING Get a better visibility about each event: see when the event was delivered per member, and who accepted or declined participation. MINIMALIST DESIGN & USER FRIENDLY GroupCal has a simple and clear design that makes it super easy to use. It’s built to be very user friendly and intuitive. Features in the app are accompanied with short explanations so you don’t have to spend much time to learn and get used to it. ADD REMINDERS AND TASKS TO CALENDAR EVENTS Use advanced features such as recurrence to events, multiple reminders for each event, or notes and subtasks which are assigned to events. ADVANCED CALENDAR PERMISSIONS Choose the permission level for each shared calendar. Assign admins, set whether the calendar’s name and photo can be changed, who is allowed to add or update events, and whether members can add other new members to the calendar. CROSS PLATFORM GroupCal is available worldwide for all major platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GroupCal at fortnightly against TipStuff's every 2 months. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TipStuff sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and GroupCal sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TipStuff ships an update every 2 months, GroupCal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TipStuff | GroupCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (865 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 79.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 865 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | arNuméral | 24me |
Customer experience
TipStuff
GroupCal
Bugs and requests
TipStuff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GroupCal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to delete shared calendars
- Calendar events not syncing properly
- Phone number verification issues
Requested features
3 requests- Color-coding for individual calendars
- Improved recurring event scheduling
- Integration with other calendar apps
In-app purchases
TipStuff
- Recharge Premium valable 1 an$41.99
- Abonnement Annuel$49.99
GroupCal
- Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Pro$14.991 Month
- Business7 Days trial$74.991 Month
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- GroupCal Pro1 Year trial2 variants$119.991 Year
- GroupCal Pro7 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Business +7 Days trial$224.991 Month
- GroupCal Business1 Year trial$599.991 Year
- Business7 Days trial$599.991 Year
- Business +7 Days trial$1000.001 Year
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